Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus

Observation date: September 15, 2016
Submitted by: RichHubie
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Started out as a sunny day but was foggy when I encountered this butterfly. Thought at first it was just another Woodland Skipper but noticed the brighter overall color and "sharper" not "blurry" features of the stigma and outer edges of the wings. Glassberg's Fiery Skipper is right on. While it didn't cooperate in giving me a full view of the underwing there is a hint of dark dots there in the second picture.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: September 16, 2016
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Mendocino County